A difference of opinion about "back to top" links -- I generally find
them to be unnecessary, extraneous links and text. Press Control+Home
to return to the top of a page.

Perhaps they help others, but such embedded navigation links create
extra text that screen reader users have to wade through while trying to
focus on content. An other example of disruptive text occurs when web
developers go overboard in embedding tips for screen reader users that
could be explained more efficiently in one dedicated place. For
example, I found that almost every page on the CSUN site contains this
text near the top:

"The following page is a two column layout with a header that contains a
quicklinks jump menu and the search CSUN function. Page sections are
identified with headers. The footer contains update, contact and
emergency information."

When one encounters that on page after page, it gets old real quick!
Best,
Jamal
On 2/5/2011 2:39 PM, Mike Paciello wrote:

Jamal:
Great to hear it. But don't thank me, thank Christian. It's cleaner, but it
could be optimized even better if you proper paragraphs and back to top
links.
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Jamal Mazrui
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 1:59 PM
To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Mike Paciello; 'Uaccess-L'; w3c-wai-ig@xxxxxx; 'Program-l';
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Subject: [guispeak] Re: Structured and streamlined info about upcoming CSUN
conference
Thanks, Mike! I have now copied that revised version to the same
location on my site, available at
http://EmpowermentZone.com/CSUN2011.htm
Jamal
On 2/5/2011 1:32 PM, Mike Paciello wrote:

conference
Thanks for letting me know, Mike. I'm definately not an HTML pro, so
welcome assistance in refining the format. The goal was simple HTML in
this case, not stylistic purity. It renders well with a screen reader,
but if there are ways of making it better for more users, then by all
means ....
I'll reflect on possible improvements. In the meantime, if anyone wants
to take a crack at this and send a new version to me, I'll consider
posting that instead. Of course, since it is open content, anyone may
also feel free to post a revised version on another server.
Cheers,
Jamal
On 2/5/2011 8:26 AM, Mike Paciello wrote:

Jamal -
Thanks for putting this out there. As you note below, this is an attempt

to

create a clean, single page version of the schedule. However, immediate
responses I received from Twitter indicate that HTML is not well formed,
structured -- linebreaks instead of paragraphs, empty paragraphs. Can you
improve?
Thanks,
Mike
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From: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jamal Mazrui
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:05 AM
To: 'Uaccess-L'; w3c-wai-ig@xxxxxx; guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Program-l;
programmingblind; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: [guispeak] Structured and streamlined info about upcoming CSUN
conference
Now available at
http://EmpowermentZone.com/CSUN2011.htm
This attempts to be a comprehensive compilation of information about the
upcoming International Technology& Persons with Disabilities Conference
(March in San Diego), available on a single, structured web page. All
information was gathered from the official CSUN conference site
http://CSUNConference.org
A table of contents at the top of the page links to about 400 subsequent
topics that each begin with a heading for easy navigation with assistive
technology. Extraneous information has been removed, including site
navigation links and redundant, boiler plate text. This helps readers
concentrate on significant, unique content.
A structured text version of the same document -- from which the HTML
was generated -- is available at the same web address except for a .txt
extension, i.e.,
http://EmpowermentZone.com/CSUN2011.txt
These generic formats can be used on almost any portable device.
Jamal
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